Hermine Hayes-Klein is a human-rights lawyer, law professor, and founder of Human Rights in Childbirth, a consumer-generated, grassroots organization dedicated to making human rights in childbirth a meaningful reality for women all over the world.  HRiC organizes conferences of experts in law, medicine, midwifery, anthropology, and ethics, and works with lawyers and activists in many nations to advance birthing women’s human rights.  Hermine and her family live in Oregon, where she practices law in addition to working for HRiC.